The 2011 Nissan Juke is a compact crossover has aggressive, head-turning style. Or so Nissan says. / Mike Ditz AP

by Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY

by Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY

You may love 'em. You may hate 'em. But chances are, you aren't sitting on the fence when it comes to these controversial cars models from the last decade that either draw cheers or jeers.

Our friends at Cars.com compiled the 10 "most polarizing" list, leading with one model that we couldn't agree more as meeting the qualifications. It's the Nissan Juke, which always looked like a billy goat to us. Now that's not necessarily bad, especially if you like goats.

From there, things get dicier. Toyota Prius made the list, but who doesn't like the gas-saving Prius? We always thought if it hadn't been a hybrid, it would have received some of the same snide remarks about its looks that went to the Pontiac Aztek. The long-gone Hummer is also on the list, but mostly, we suspect, because people hated its image -- not so much the way it looked.

Some "most polarizing" made the list because they apparently attempt to blend categories. Honda Ridgeline is somewhere between a truck and a car, but mostly a truck. BMW X6 and Honda Crosstour are both bulbous car-crossovers.

And the BMW 7 Series from 2002 to 2008 was hated for the bulge on top of its trunk, the so-called "Bangle Butt," so named for designer Chris Bangle who came up with it. And what happened as a result? Nearly every brand copied it, despite the love-it-or-hate-it thing going on.

Just goes to show: It may be controversial today -- and loved tomorrow.